text_original: CHAPTEE XI CHARLES MARTEL  Charies T^EW things are more striking in the history of the 7i5> r 74i period with which we are dealing than the con  trast between the long succession of ineffective and shadowy Merovingians who follow one another on the Frankish throne, and the series of great leaders of the house of St. Arnulf, who for more than a hundred years hold the destinies of Europe in their hands.
text_transcription: MARTEL RULED SEVEN FIFTEEN TO SEVEN FORTY ONE FEW THINGS ARE MORE STRIKING IN THE HISTORY OF THE PERIOD WITH WHICH WE ARE DEALING THAN THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE LONG SUCCESSION OF INEFFECTIVE AND SHADOWY MEROVINGIANS WHO FOLLOWED ONE ANOTHER ON THE FRANKISH THRONE AND THE SERIES OF GREAT LEADERS OF THE HOUSE OF SAINT ARNOLF WHO FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED YEARS HOLD THE DESTINIES OF EUROPE IN THEIR HANDS
phonemes: tʃˈæptiː ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən tʃˈɑːɹlz mˈɑːɹɾəl tʃˈɛɹiz tˈiː ˌiːdˈʌbəljˌuː θˈɪŋz ɑːɹ mˈɔːɹ stɹˈaɪkɪŋ ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə sˈɛvən ˈaɪ fˈaɪv ˈɑːɹ sˈɛvənti fˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ pˈiəɹɪəd wɪð wˌɪtʃ wiː ɑːɹ dˈiːlɪŋ ðɐn ðə kˈɑːn tɹˈæst bᵻtwˌiːn ðə lˈɔŋ səksˈɛʃən ʌv ɪnɪfˈɛktɪv ænd ʃˈædoʊi mˌɛɹoʊvˈɪŋɡiənz hˌuː fˈɑːloʊ wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ɔnðə fɹˈæŋkɪʃ θɹˈoʊn, ænd ðə sˈɪɹiz ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt lˈiːdɚz ʌvðə hˈaʊs ʌv sənt. ˈɑːɹnʌlf, hˌuː fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ðˌænə hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz hˈoʊld ðə dˈɛstɪniz ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp ɪn ðɛɹ hˈændz.